2003 Pa. Super. 104
820 A.2d 720
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 2003
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · decided 2003-03-18
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Decided 2003-03-18
Cited by 25 later decisions — most recently February 2024 · most notably 2003 Pa. Super. 457 - Commonwealth v. Dent (2003), 2003 Pa. Super. 410 - Commonwealth v. Watson (2003)
25 state decisions
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¶1CONCURRING STATEMENT BY
¶2¶ 1 While I join the disposition on the merits, I write separately to concur only in the majority’s analysis of Commonwealth v. Grant. I believe Grant allows this court to resolve ineffectiveness claims on direct appeal as long as there is an adequate record on the issue before this court. This is true regardless of whether the issue has been addressed by the trial court in the first instance.